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Several guards kept the gate locked during count, not admitting any observers.

Dunn writes about a prisoner who is in the hospital for various injuries.

Dunne recommends that keeping the observer program alive would require a symbolic distancing from the Ad Hoc Committee.

There was an incident in which another prisoner hit another with a wooden object.

Prisoner morale is good, but people are worried about a rumored that helmeted guards will stage a shakedown.

Prisoners are happy about the observer program and have felt improvements since the takeover began. Moreover, there is a sense of community between the prisoners that contributes to their positive feelings. However, some prisoners would like to…

Everyone's behavior was good.

A guard suggests that prisoners would hold observers hostage if a riot occurred.

Poor cleanliness and conditions (jagged glass in window, sink and toilet bowl destroyed, etc) throughout several cell blocks.

Seven observers do not show up for their shift. However, prisoners are very relaxed, and the cells in the maximum section are unprecedentedly clean.

There is unrest in the prison, and one observer is thrown out due to being reported for talking. Eames records the actions of several other observers as the shift progresses.

Four Black prisoners are yelled at by a guard. An hour later, visitors arrive but are held up for a long time.

Shift coordinators share information about concerns like a lack of armbands, problems with specific observers, and prisoners hearing rumors about observers being spied from DA Burke.

There is a problem with getting new observers in, and there are very few armbands for observers.

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There were no incidents, and guards and prisoners are getting along.